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Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Indies vs. Tanzania: Francis, bowlers pilot Windies to 5-wicket empathic win
…2026 ICC Men’s Under-19 50-Over World Cup By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – West Indies opener Tanez Francis stroked a classy half-century while their bowlers came to the party, as...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on UK firm secures subsea pre-commissioning contract for Exxon’s Whiptail Project
…Georgetown facility to be established (Kaieteur News) – United Kingdom-based energy services company EnerMech has been awarded a contract to carry out subsea pre-commissioning works for...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. completes first sale of Venezuelan oil valued at $500 million, U.S. official says
(Reuters) – The U.S. has completed the first sales of Venezuelan oil that are part of a $2 billion deal reached earlier this month between Caracas and Washington, a U.S. official told Reuters...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on CANU seizes almost 50 lbs of cocaine in La Grange
(Kaieteur News) – The Customs Anti-Narcotics Units (CANU) on Wednesday seized 22.394 kilograms or 49.2 pounds of cocaine during an operation in La Grange, West Bank Demerara. The unit said CANU...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Prosecution argues “no bias in Home Affair’s Minister’s authority to proceed” action in Mohameds’ extradition case
… defence maintains political rivalry, prosecution By Shania Williams (Kaieteur News) – The prosecution on Wednesday firmly rejected claims of political bias against Minister of...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trump envoy announces launch of ‘phase two’ of plan to end Gaza war
(AL-JAZEERA) United States President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East has announced the launch of the second phase of a US-brokered plan to end Israel’s genocidal war against...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. halts immigrant visa processing for 11 CARICOM, other countries
…in new “crackdown on immigration” (Kaieteur News) – The US State Department announced the suspension of all immigrant visas processing for 75 countries including 10 CARICOM member states....Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Taxi driver shot in head during drive-by attack
(Kaieteur News) – A 31-year-old taxi driver of Annandale West, East Coast Demerara, is now hospitalised in a critical condition, following an attempt by a biker to end his life on Monday. Police...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Thomas Lands Road now open – Public Works Ministry
(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Public Works announced Tuesday that phase two of the Thomas Lands Rehabilitation Project which stretches from Vlissingen Road to Albert Street, Georgetown is...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Police destroy $1M worth of ganja in Canje Creek
(Kaieteur News) – Ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Wednesday destroyed a marijuana farm measuring approximately one acre with plants worth $965,580 at Wel te Vreeden, Canje Creek. In a...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on More gadgets but less time
(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh, we livin’ in de age of gadgets. Everybody got de latest phone. De phone seh it gon save we time. It do de work of newspaper, radio, clock, an’ even email. It...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GECOM seeks temporary staff in preparation for Local Government Elections
(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is seeking temporary staff for the upcoming local government elections. According to an advertisement placed on the commission’s...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Mohamed demands Govt. come clean on funds for rice subsidy
(Kaieteur News) – Leader of We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Azruddin Mohamed is challenging the government to come clean on the distribution of the funds for the $300 per bag of paddy subsidy,...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 ICC Men’s U-19 50-Over World Cup…West Indies vs. Tanzania: Windies U-19 Head Coach Nurse says team ready for World Cup challenge
– Praises centurions Apple, Francis performances ahead of today’s opener Kaieteur Sports – Rohan Nurse, the West Indies U-19 Head Coach has praised the brilliant pre-World Cup...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Family of drowned Corentyne fisherman still hopeful body could be recovered
(Kaieteur News) – Nearly a month after his disappearance at sea, family members of Permaul Punsammy are yet to recover his remains. The 54-year-old man, of Whim Village, Corentyne, reportedly fell...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Diaspora creatives explore Orange Economy investments in Guyana
(Kaieteur News) – Actor Jacob Scipio, who starred in Bad Boys alongside Will Smith, was among a group of prominent Guyanese diaspora investors and creatives who on Wednesday engaged Chief...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026/27 CWI Women’s Blaze T20 Championships Round 2…Guyana vs. Leewards: Defending champs eyeing second victory as Night battle looms
By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – After holding their composure to secure their first win of the season, defending champions Guyana will look to go 2-0 in the tournament, when they face an...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Jackman, George set for rematch at Pro/Am Showdown on January 24
Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s trailblazing boxer Abiola Jackman will step back into the ring on January 24 when she faces Trinidad and Tobago’s Eyed George at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, in...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Archery Guyana welcomes productive engagement with the National Sports Commission
Kaieteur Sports – Archery Guyana has welcomed what it has described as a highly productive and encouraging meeting with the National Sports Commission, led by Director of Sport, Mr. Steve...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Mark Austin (68*) pilots Reliance Hustlers to NECC/Jairam Bessesar T20 final
Kaieteur Sports – Former Essequibo Under-19 opening batsman Mark Austin struck a blistering, unbeaten 68 to pilot Reliance Hustlers into the final of the North Essequibo Cricket Committee...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Over 20 contractors bid to construct Letter Kenny Pump Station
(Kaieteur News) – The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has received 26 bids for the construction of a pump station at Letter Kenny Village, Corentyne, Region Six. In its initial...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Outdoor Basketball Court at National Gymnasium to close for upgrades
Kaieteur Sports – The outdoor basketball court at the National Gymnasium will be closed from January 15 to January 23 to facilitate a series of upgrades, according to the National Sports...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on US$2.4M awarded to Indian company for CJIA solar power plant
(Kaieteur News) – A solar energy company out of India, Oriana Power Limited, has been awarded a US$2.4 million contract for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a 3.0 MV (AC)...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The unpredictable hand of history
(Kaieteur News) – I met a man a few days ago. We struck up a casual conversation. We joked and poked fun at each other. As things ended up, I jokingly told him that perhaps one day I will have to...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
May 21, 2026
2026/27 West Indies Regional 4-Day Championships Finals…GHE vs TTRF Day 4 – Guyana lose by 141 runs after pacers dominate 2nd innings By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – Trinidad and Tobago...May 21, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There was a time, not too long ago, when some – not all – overseas Guyanese approached Guyana with caution, disgust and the occasional handkerchief pressed dramatically to the nose. They came down from New York and Toronto with accents that had ripened in exile, and with...May 17, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...May 21, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Guyanese know that Pres. Ali is prone to verbal excess. A standard not likely to be reversed. Citizens who had contact with him, actually heard him, have had orchestra seats to his blasts of the artificial (solemn promises to the grieving hurt by...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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